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Name:
Ursus spelaeus (Cave Bear Canine Tooth)
Age: Pleistocene
Formation: Cave Deposits
Location: Carpath Mountains, Romania
Size: Tooth is almost 5 inches along curve
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Here is an excellent canine tooth from an ancient bear. This is an Ursus spelaeus tooth from the Cave Deposits of Romania. This fossil was recently acquired from a major fossil collection. Cave bears are the largest member of the bear family and the chief animal hunted by Neanderthal man. Cave bear material is becoming harder to obtain as the old caves have been heavily collected and are producing very little new material. This large tooth is extremely well preserved. The shiny, white enamel is quite beautiful, and the tip of the tooth exhibits nice, natural wear. The long, yellow root of the tooth is also wonderfully intact. This is a very collectible specimen of a large canine tooth from this extinct Ice Age bear.
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